Cooperation and development

Circular STEP - Regional Policy Dialogue

UNECE | Circular STEP - Regional Policy Dialogue

18 Oct 2023 to 19 Oct 2023

Event type

Conference

Webinar

City

Belgrade

Country

Other (Serbia)

Key Area

Production,

Innovation and investments

Sector

Agriculture, fertilisers and forestry,

Awareness raising,

Circular action for climate neutrality,

Digital solutions,

Economic instruments,

Governance,

Innovation and investment

Scope

Cooperation and development,

National,

International

Organising Body

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Realizing a just and successful circular economy transition requires engaging a multitude of stakeholders at the nexus of several areas of expertise, including digitalization, agriculture, business management, governance and policy, innovation, and finance.

This autumn, on 18 and 19 October 2023, UNECE, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia, will organize the first in-person Regional Policy Dialogue in the framework of the Stakeholder Engagement Platform - Circular STEP.
Skanska and Cyrkl join forces to endeavour to recover 96% of materials from the Merkuria building in Prague

Merkuria Deconstruction Project

Organisation or Company

Cyrkl

More case studies from this organisation or company

Type of organisation or company

Private company

Country

Czechia

Language for original content

Czech

English

Key Area

Waste management

Sector

Waste management & Secondary Raw Materials

Scope

Cooperation and development

Skanska is a leading construction and development company that has made sustainability a crucial part of its operations. With the assistance of Cyrkl, it has taken on the challenge of deconstructing the Merkuria building, revolutionising the industry, saving materials and helping charities in the process.
Informal recyclers as stakeholders in a circular economy

Informal recyclers as stakeholders in a circular economy

Type

Academic/Research paper

Publishing Organisation or Company

Informal recyclers as stakeholders in a circular economy

Author

Filippos K. Zisopoulos

Benjamin Steuer

Ricardo Abussafy

Susana Toboso-Chavero

Zhaowen Liu

Xin Tong

Daan Schraven

Publication Date

06/2023

Country

Netherlands

Language for original content

English

Key Area

Production,

Consumption,

Secondary raw materials,

Innovation and investments

Sector

Bioeconomy and Biomimicry,

Circular action for climate neutrality,

Public procurement,

Recover, Regenerative economy,

Social impact,

Waste management & Secondary Raw Materials

Scope

Cities,

Regional,

Cooperation and development,

National,

International
Academics are studying the challenge of including the informal recycling sector (IRS) in the circular economy.

This review explores the direct and indirect contributions of the IRS to various circular economy fields, drawing on relevant literature.

The modi operandi of different recycling value chains are captured in a typology.

Information on reported forms of collaboration, tensions and challenges in urban waste management is summarised in a conceptual framework to facilitate the transition to circular and inclusive wise-waste systems.

Important aspects related to circular business models and approaches to the IRS are discussed and avenues for further research proposed.
Jeanologia: denim garments with a close-to-zero water and chemicals footprint

Jeanologia #MissionZero

Organisation or Company

Jeanologia

Type of organisation or company

Business

Country

Spain

Language for original content

English

Portuguese

Spanish

Other (Turkish, Chinese)

Key Area

Production

Sector

Chemical management,

Clothing and Fashion industry,

Industrial techniques,

Refuse, Re-think, Reduce,

Textiles, apparel and leather,

Water

Scope

Cooperation and development,

International

The Spanish company Jeanologia is currently spearheading the greatest challenge facing the textile industry: to achieve total dehydration and detoxification in denim industry. With Mission Zero the company is transforming the way jeans are made, from fabric to finish, minimising the use of water and chemicals to a close-to-zero target.
Stitching together a Social and Circular future for Textiles

Stitching together a Social and Circular future for Textiles

22 Jun 2023 to 23 Jun 2023

Event type

Conference

City

Berlin

Country

Germany

Key Area

Waste management,

Innovation and investments

Sector

Clothing and Fashion industry

Scope

Cooperation and development,

Coordination Group 2023-2025

Organising Body

RREUSE

FairWertung

This event, organised by RREUSE on 22 and 23 June with the support of FairWertung, will bring together leading experts, social entrepreneurs, policymakers, and social enterprise leaders to discuss the current state of the textiles market and explore innovative ways to increase re-use and reduce textile waste.
Economiecirculaire.org

Platform Type

Educational or Training Platform,

Knowledge community

Country

France

Language for original content

English,

French

Key Area

Production,

Consumption,

Waste management,

Secondary raw materials,

Innovation and investments

Sector

Awareness raising,

Circular action for climate neutrality

Platform website

Economiecirculaire.org
The collaborative platform Economiecirculaire.org aims to organise knowledge about the circular economy and to mobilise actors at regional, national and international levels. It is intended for all professionals able to implement, encourage or support projects on this theme (local authorities, companies, developers, consultants, experts, associations, etc.).

There are:

9 regional platforms

1 international hub

18 000 members registered on the network

1 200 circular economy initiatives

referenced 300 000 users per year.

Regions in France: Normandy, Grand Est, Occitanie, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, New Aquitaine, Metropolis of Greater Paris, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region and Brittany.

International regions: Quebec, the Canton of Geneva and the southern Mediterranean.
Recipes for circular futures - pitching, sparring and learning from national circular economy strategies – a WCEF2023 Accelerator Session

Recipes for circular futures

01 Jun 2023

Event type

Workshop

City

Helsinki

Country

Finland

Key Area

Production,

Consumption,

Innovation and investments

Sector

Circular action for climate neutrality,

Circular design,

Public procurement,

Public services

Scope

Cooperation and development,

National,

EU

Organising Body

Ministry of the Environment Finland

Is your country developing and implementing a national circular economy strategy? This is a unique opportunity to get your recipe book ready for creating a national circular economy strategy!

Finland, together with Germany, the Netherlands, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Environment Agency (EEA), is organising a hybrid Accelerator Session on 1 June in connection with the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) in Helsinki.
Regenerative economics at the service of islands: Assessing the socio-economic metabolism of Samothraki in Greece

Regenerative economics at the service of islands

Type

Academic/Research paper

Publishing Organisation or Company

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Author

Filippos K. Zisopoulos

Dominik Noll

Simron Singh

Daan Schraven

Martin de Jong

Brian D. Fath

Sally Goerner

Ken Webster

Dan Fiscus

Robert E. Ulanowicz

Publication Date

04/2023

Country

Netherlands

Language for original content

English

Key Area

Production,

Consumption,

Waste management,

Secondary raw materials

Sector

Bioeconomy and Biomimicry,

Circular action for climate neutrality,

Economic instruments,

Governance,

Measuring circularity,

Waste management & Secondary Raw Materials

Scope

Cities,

Regional,

Rural,

Other (Islands),

Cooperation and development,

Municipalities

For many islands, the answer to the question “Why a locally, self-sustaining, and regenerative economy is needed?” is clear. The struggle often lies in the “how”.

In this article, it is argued that tools from regenerative economics, which follow an island economy-as-an-organism analogy, offer valuable and complementary insights to socio-metabolic research.

Indicators from flow-based and information-based ecological network analysis can quantify properties of an island's socio-economic metabolism (SEM) which are related to cycling, resilience, and degree of mutualism, among others.

To illustrate the applicability of these methods, Samothraki in Greece has been selected as a case study.
Circular Economy: connecting European projects to the society, citizen-engagement and consumer awareness

EU Green Week event page

08 Jun 2023

Event type

Workshop

City

Brussels

Country

Belgium

Key Area

Production,

Consumption,

Secondary raw materials,

Innovation and investments

Sector

Awareness raising,

Batteries and Vehicles,

Circular design,

Digital solutions,

Empowering Consumers,

Governance,

Industrial symbiosis,

Measuring circularity,

Plastics, Polymers and Rubber,

Social impact

Scope

Cooperation and development,

International,

EU

Organising Body

Veltha
Learn about the outcome of European projects focusing on the transition to the circular economy!

This #EUGreenWeek Partner Event 2023 on 8 June is organised by:

REPLACE Interreg Europe project

VELTHA and the Policy Lab

DigiPrime H2020 project

FRONTSH1P H2020 project

DeremCo i3 Project.
Final Event for REPLACE, the Interreg project centred on environment and resource efficiency

REPLACE final conference

05 Apr 2023

Event type

Conference

City

Rome

Country

Italy

Key Area

Consumption,

Waste management,

Secondary raw materials,

Innovation and investments

Sector

Awareness raising,

Circular action for climate neutrality,

Digital solutions,

Economic instruments,

Governance,

Research

Scope

Cooperation and development

Organising Body

REPLACE - Interreg Europe

REPLACE Final Conference Page

REPLACE - REgional PoLicy Actions for Circular Economy - is holding its final conference in Rome on 5 April 2023. On this occasion eight European Regions will showcase the results and the impact generated by this interregional cooperation project centred on environment and resource efficiency.

European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform

A joint initiative by the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee

Cooperation and development

Circular STEP - Regional Policy Dialogue

Skanska and Cyrkl join forces to endeavour to recover 96% of materials from the Merkuria building in Prague

Informal recyclers as stakeholders in a circular economy

Jeanologia: denim garments with a close-to-zero water and chemicals footprint

Stitching together a Social and Circular future for Textiles

Economiecirculaire.org

Recipes for circular futures - pitching, sparring and learning from national circular economy strategies – a WCEF2023 Accelerator Session

Regenerative economics at the service of islands: Assessing the socio-economic metabolism of Samothraki in Greece

Circular Economy: connecting European projects to the society, citizen-engagement and consumer awareness

Final Event for REPLACE, the Interreg project centred on environment and resource efficiency

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